TripAdvisor Reviews Georgshof Hotel Unterach am Attersee

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... game a shot. Can be a very expensive game! Luckily I only lost when we were playing a practice round. I did come second to last when we were playing for shots but thank god I didn't lose because I could not afford a round of shots. My roomie Kat lost and got us all a schnapps shot. Unfortunately she also made me laugh the moment the shot went into my mouth and I ended up coughing it up all over my face hair and shirt!! Not a classy start! At ...

... concert at the Mirabell Palace. Not that I'm a big classical music fan, but in a place known for music I had to experience this. We had the concierge arrange last minute tickets for 8pm and made the short walk to the palace, stopping along the way for a cup of tea and espresso macchiato. After presenting our tickets, the usher lead us to our seats in the front row. We were so close, we could hear the strings reverberate. The concert ...

... and the church are absolutely beautiful, the catacombs offered a beautiful view of the city but they weren't too exciting. There were only two rooms and they each only had one tomb inside. That night I watched the Sound of Music at my hostel, because when in Rome ;) There was a daily showing of the movie.

On Friday I went to check out what I thought to be the Sound of Music hills but I ended up taking a scary cable car ride up a mountain ...

... We walked to the lake foreshore and, over a pretty little bridge, we sang "Goodbye, farewell, we wish you adieu". It was very emotional but it felt right. Mondsee will always have a place in our hearts! Our return to Salzburg was quite fun as we sang along to the music and heard bit of trivia about the movie, it's actors etc. Fox studios were on the verge of bankruptcy and the movie put them back in business. Even to this day it is the 3rd highest money maker ...

... picturesque village of St Gilgen, for a photo shoot. Then on to Mondsee where The Basilica St Michael was used as location for the wedding scene. This 15th century Cathedral was nothing to look at outside but inside....it was magnificent. The Gothic architecture was beautiful. Here, in Mondsee we had a lunch break .....Apple Strudel with Vanilla Cream (custard), not bad really......I can't believe the amount of sweet cakes, strudels, ...